Labour promises to reinstate Smokefree Generation policy

RNZ25 Aug, 2026 02:55 AMQuick ReadLabour health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall has announced the plan to bring back the Smokefree Generation policy. Photo / NZMELabour health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall has announced the plan to bring back the Smokefree Generation policy. Photo / NZMEBy Ellen O’Dwyer of RNZThe Labour Party will reinstate its Smokefree Generation policy if it returns to government after the election.The party’s health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall announced the policy at a panel discussion in Parliament this afternoon. It would reverse the Government’s heated tobacco